MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for April. Doug Beed’s Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf took the top spot. Living in the Afterlife by Michele Livingston was runner up.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for April, 2017 (by Revenue)

Rank

Last Month

Title

Author

Category

1

1

Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam

Doug Beed

Military Memoir

2

32

Living in the Afterlife

Michele Livingston

Spirituality

3

3

Dead of Spring

Sherry Knowlton

Thriller Fiction

4

11

Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.

Mike Campbell

History

5

NEW

Had a Dying Fall

J M West

Thriller Fiction

6

4

American Berserk

Bill Morris

Memoir

7

8

The Sea is a Thief

David Parmalee

Historical Fiction

8

—

The Penns’ Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Mahantango Valley

Steve Troutman

Local History

9

—

Tulpehocken Trail Traces

Steve Troutman

Local History

10

19

The B Team

Alan Mindell

Sports Fiction

11

35

Skunks, Nuts, and Other Stories

John L Moore

Family History

12

—

Prince and the Paupers

Guy Graybill

Local History

13

21

The Closer

Alan Mindell

Sports Fiction

14

—

Winter of the Metal People

Dennis Herrick

Historical Fiction

15

10

Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib

Lawrence Knorr

Biography

16

NEW

The Honey Trap

Wade Fowler

Thriller Fiction

17

2

Embattled Freedom

Jim Remsen

History

18

—

Dead of Autumn

Sherry Knowlton

Thriller Fiction

19

—

Prohibition’s Prince

Guy Graybill

Local History

20

9

The Sign of the Eagle

Jess Steven Hughes

Historical Fiction

21

—

The Wolf of Britannia Part II

Jess Steven Hughes

Historical Fiction

22

28

Planet Jesus #1: Flesh & Blood

Doug & Shaun Brode

Supernatural Fiction

23

—

Freemasons at Gettysburg

Sheldon Munn

History

24

—

The Wolf of Britannia Part I

Jess Steven Hughes

Historical Fiction

25

38

That Night at Surigao

Ernie Marshall

History

26

NEW

Tigers by the River

Wylie McLallen

Sports History

27

17

Seinsoth

Steven k Wagner

Sports Biography

28

24

Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill

David Parmalee

Middle Grade Fiction

29

NEW

Keystone Tombstones Battle of Gettysburg

Farrell, Farley & Knorr

Biography

30

—

Perilous Journey

Ted Brusaw

Historical Fiction

31

40

Keystone Corruption Continues

Brad Bumsted

History

32

47

Messages from Beyond

Michele Livingston

Spirituality

33

37

There Is Something about Rough and Ready

Lawrence Knorr, et al

History

34

50

Dead of Summer

Sherry Knowlton

Thriller Fiction

35

33

Pit Bulls

Anthony Julian

History

36

6

Tories, Terror, and Tea

John L Moore

History

37

45

Jesus the Phoenician

Karim El Koussa

History

38

—

Home Is a Long Time Ago

William F Lee

Historical Fiction

39

—

Ded Reckoning

William F Lee

Espionage Thriller

40

39

Bows, Bullets, and Bears

John L Moore

History

41

41

Hour 30

Brandon Musgrave

Memoir

42

—

The Heatstroke Line

Ed Rubin

Climate Fiction

43

—

Digging Dusky Diamonds

John Lindermuth

Local History

44

—

OneWay: The Oracle

Robin McClellan

Metaphysical Fiction

45

42

Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks

John L Moore

History

46

31

Fireproof Moth

Mile Thornberry

History

47

30

What Waits Beneath

Thomas Malafarina

Horror

48

NEW

A Second Revolution

C James Gilbert

Historical Fiction

49

—

Pythagoras

Karim El Koussa

Historical Fiction

50

—

Lost in the Shadow of Fame

William Lemanski

History

Doug Beed’s Vietnam memoir Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam, was #1 due to brisk sales, especially on the Kindle platform, upon its release. Medium Michele Livingston’s Living in the Afterlife took #2 due to her regular media appearances. Sherry Knowlton’s Dead of Springheld at #3 due to her successful Earth Day release campaign. Mike Campbell’s Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last took #4 due to a spike in interest in the aviatrix. J M West’s latest volume in the Carlisle Crime Casesseries, Had a Dying Fall was #5 thanks to author activities.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for March. Doug Beed’s Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf took the top spot. Embattled Freedom by Jim Remsen was runner up.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for March, 2017 (by Revenue)

Rank

Last Month

Title

Author

Category

1

NEW

Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam

Doug Beed

Memoir

2

12

Embattled Freedom

Jim Remsen

History

3

33

Dead of Spring

Sherry Knowlton

Thriller Fiction

4

15

American Berserk

Bill Morris

Memoir

5

—

The Journey Called Life

Christina Burns

Memoir

6

14

Tories, Terror, and Tea

John L Moore

History

7

5

Call Sign Dracula

Joe Fair

Vietnam Memoir

8

49

The Sea is a Thief

David Parmalee

Historical Fiction

9

11

The Sign of the Eagle

Jess Steven Hughes

Historical Fiction

10

—

Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib

Lawrence Knorr

Biography

11

9

Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.

Mike Campbell

History

12

—

Dinorific Poetry Volume 2

Mike & Ethan Sgrignoli

Childrens

13

—

Dinorific Poetry Volume 3

Mike & Ethan Sgrignoli

Childrens

14

—

Strange Magic

Catherine Jordan, et al

Short Stories

15

26

The Ripper’s Haunts

Michael Hawley

History

16

42

Where Elephants Fought

Bridget Smith

Historical Fiction

17

4

Seinsoth

Steven k Wagner

Sports Biography

18

—

The Savage Apostle

John Kachuba

Historical Fiction

19

6

The B Team

Alan Mindell

Sports Fiction

20

—

The Cogan Legend

Robert Miller

Historical Fiction

21

7

The Closer

Alan Mindell

Sports Fiction

22

—

From Blue Ground

Joe Harvey

YA Fiction

23

—

Dying for Vengeance

J M West

Thriller Fiction

24

NEW

Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill

David Parmalee

Middle Grade Fiction

25

—

Courting Doubt and Darkness

J M West

Thriller Fiction

26

—

Darkness at First Light

J M West

Thriller Fiction

27

NEW

The Silent Woman

Keith Rommel

Psycho Thriller

28

13

Planet Jesus #1: Flesh & Blood

Doug & Shaun Brode

Supernatural Fiction

29

—

Visions of Teaoga

Jim Remsen

YA Fiction

30

NEW

What Waits Beneath

Thomas Malafarina

Horror

31

—

Fireproof Moth

Mile Thornberry

History

32

16

Living in the Afterlife

Michele Livingston

Spirituality

33

18

Pit Bulls

Anthony Julian

History

34

—

History of Lykens Township Volume 1

Gratz Historical Society

History

35

—

Skunks, Nuts, and Other Stories

John L Moore

Family History

36

—

H is for Hershey

Heather Paterno

Childrens

37

—

There Is Something about Rough and Ready

Lawrence Knorr, et al

History

38

50

That Night at Surigao

Ernie Marshall

History

39

31

Bows, Bullets, and Bears

John L Moore

History

40

38

Keystone Corruption Continues

Brad Bumsted

History

41

39

Hour 30

Brandon Musgrave

Memoir

42

30

Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks

John L Moore

History

43

—

Hidden Dangers

Bob Stout

Current Affairs

44

2

Beagle Tales VI

Bob Ford

Humor

45

21

Jesus the Phoenician

Karim El Koussa

History

46

41

The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

William Cook

True Crime

47

35

Messages from Beyond

Michele Livingston

Spirituality

48

28

Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires

John L Moore

History

49

—

The Devil’s Grasp

Brian Koscienski & Chris Pisano

Fantasy

50

—

Dead of Summer

Sherry Knowlton

Thriller Fiction

Doug Beed’s Vietnam memoir Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam, was #1 due to advance sales leading up to its release in April. Jim Remsen’s history of heroism in a small Pennsylvania town Embattled Freedom continued to sell well since its release, taking #2 as Jim landed a television interview on PA Books. Sherry Knowlton’s Dead of Springsoared to #3 due to advance activity for this Earth Day release. Bill Morris’s memoir American Berserk took #4 due to bookstore sales. Christina Burns’ memoir The Journey Called Life was #5 thanks to author activities.